Hacker threatens to release game code

Next gen hacker SuperDaeE, who breached Sony, Microsoft, Epic, Valve, Blizzard and other gaming companies, has released an encrypted 1.7TB FTP download of source code.

SuperDaE said he would release the files, which are believed to contain sensitive information about unreleased games, should he be arrested. SuperDaE, whose real name is "Dylan" and who is an Australian citizen, was the bloke who leaked loads of accurate new info to Kotaku about the then unnamed Xbox One and PS4 earlier this year. When the FTP went life, SuperDaE tweeted, "Insurance up."

The "insurance file" supposedly contains material grabbed by SuperDaE's hacks into Gears of War and Unreal Engine developer Epic, World of Warcraft studio Blizzard, Sleeping Dogs dev house United Front Games and the now-shuttered publisher THQ.

The FTP also apparently contains software development kits for the PS4, Xbox One and Wii U as well as possible old code for unreleased games such as Company of Heroes 2 and WWE 14. He said that the FTP had enough files to change the video game industry for better.

The encrypted file is currently live on SuperDaE's site SuperDaE's website also has an Australian bank transfer number and a BitCoin link. Currently, it's unclear how the downloader gets the seemingly necessary key to open the file. It is possible that SuperDaE, a 17 year-old minor, is facing a few charges which are not hacker related. These include "possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia", "possession of a prohibited weapon", "possession of identification material with intent to commit an offence", and "possessing and copying an indecent or obscene article, possession of child exploitation material".